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Beginning a novel is simple enough, but finishing it can be difficult for any writer. This guide provides some strategies for maintaining a project until its close.

Whether you've experienced writer's block or just had a story in mind but don't know how to proceed, these easy methods can help you to finally finish your novel.

What elements make up a good ending? Learn about reader expectation and how to make a good, satisfying conclusion to your novel.

It has long been known that writers, artists, and others who work in creative fields can become prone to depression, especially just after completion of a project.

Writing a novel is an overwhelming task, but hold on to your pen. Writing the novel is only one of the steps to successfully finishing a book.

Whether writers struggle with plot, characters or just finishing the first draft of a first novel manuscript, one of these three books is guaranteed to help.

Writing a novel in one month is not easy, but even new writers can finish their book by keeping these tips in mind.

Writing a novel is a feat in itself, but doing so during the child rearing years is another matter.

Defining your writing method or trying a new approach will help new authors write a great story. Understanding technique enables writers to accomplish their goals.

It's the same story every year: This year the novel will finally get published! This year could really be it. Here's how to finish a novel and get published this year.

Novelist, journalist Dorothy West was the The Kid of the Harlem Renaissance.

You've just finished your novel and now you've found a potential buyer. Only the guidelines require a much larger book. How can you add fifty pages in a hurry?

Each writer must define their own version of writing success and then set goals and take real life steps toward achieving it.

A career in writing used to mean moving to New York City but now the internet is making it possible to stay put and find jobs from all over the world.

Small enough to fit in your pocket yet powerful enough to glow 1200 straight hours, Pak-Lite flashlights will never leave you in the dark.

Ancient mummies that turn out to be recent murder victims. Medical Examiners that fall in love with Catholic priests. Gerritsen's latest novel contains surprising twists.

This November, join the supportive NaNoWriMo community and write a book in just one month.

Learn how outlining can help you establish major plot points, keep your story focused, and make your writing easier.

Her novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 but she never published another book.

Stephenie Meyer targets tweens with her choice of point of view (POV) in Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. The result was a bestselling young adult series.

High school teachers often struggle to motivate students to write analytical essays, but there is a simple way to combat their literary ennui: give them choices.

Before her masterpiece Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier was inspired on the coast of Cornwall to write The Loving Spirit, as told in her autobiography, Myself When Young.

David Gemmell has been rightly heralded as one of fantasy's most talented and prolific writers and a standard-bearer of the heroic fantasy sub-genre

Writing a novel means collecting and gathering lots of information and when a writer needs to find their writing voice they want all the important facts to hand.

These tips will help a query letter stand out from the rest of a literary agent's slushpile.

When it comes to massive creative efforts like writing a novel in 30 days, it's helpful to set aside time, be prepared to overcome setbacks, and silence the inner critic.

Writing a novel in 30 days may seem like an enormous undertaking, but with the right tips and tricks the goal is not as lofty as it may seem.

When Jane Harris' novel appeared in paperback earlier in 2007, it caused quite a stir, and with good reason: she has produced one of the most enjoyable books of the year.

Kate Wilhelm's Storyteller is part-memoir of the Clarion Workshop, and part 'how-to' writing book which perfectly complements husband Damon Knight's Writing Short Fiction

National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, has become an annual event for writers around the world. But is the contest good or bad for aspiring novelists?

Online writing groups offer valuable feedback for novelists, and give writers the opportunity to learn by critiquing the work of others.

The Russian journalist's story of life under Putin

National Novel Writing Month is an annual challenge to write a 50,000 word novel in November. NaNoWriMo is an exercise in bad literature, community and fun.

Blogs, books, and e-newsletters help writers stay on top of trends in the writing and publishing industry and learn more about their craft.

Writing a novel requires more than an idea and the right words. Mystery writer Ruth Dudley Edwards shares the secrets of her approach to writing, from idea to execution.

Successful authors possess certain attributes which keep them on track with the writing task and into the publishing circle. Do you apply the seven attributes?

There are four types of conjunctions, but in order to use them correctly, writers must first understand the role each type plays within the structure of a sentence.

Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult is a sloppy, regurgitated version of her previous books with lackluster descriptions and predictable twists.

Amy Tan writes of Chinese culture, mainly focusing on the mother-daughter relationship and Chinese-American female identity. Her work is based on her life experiences.